Which to use
“ave” is a noun and “avec” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,141
- “ave” frequency rank
- #18,175
- “avec” frequency rank
- 37316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ave | avec |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Vogel | in Anwesenheit von, in Begleitung von; mit, bei |
Letter map: ave vs avec
Shared letters muted; letters that set ave and avec apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ave vs avec
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ave is anoun and avecapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ave” sits inside “avec”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ave is recorded at frequency rank #19,141, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. avec is at rank #18,175, tagged as aprep, pronounced [a.vɛk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37316, this pair ranks #1,593,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ave vs avec
Shared letters: aev. Private to "ave": -. Private to "avec": c.
"ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "avec" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avec ← aevc · avce · avecc · avvec · vaec
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ave" and "avec" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ave" vs "avec" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ave" vs "avec" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avec" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ave" and "avec" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ave vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,593,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.